Name:
Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1
45
45
1
5
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
8
6
6
13
1
1
⁄
70
56
56
14
21
18
1.
21
16
1
20
⁄
⁄
⁄
6
13
18
2
45
18
21
21
⁄
6
2.
56
1) A chef bought 7
5
1
⁄
⁄
1
pounds of carrots. If he later bought another 10
pounds of
⁄
13
7
3
3.
14
carrots, what is the total weight of carrots he bought?
16
⁄
13
4.
18
2) For Halloween, Isabel received 2
3
⁄
pounds of candy in the first hour and another 4
7
45
⁄
6
3
5.
⁄
56
pounds the second hour. How much candy did she get total?
8
5
⁄
1
6.
21
3) While exercising Oliver jogged 6
1
4
⁄
⁄
kilometers and walked 6
kilometers. What is
2
7
20
the total distance he traveled?
⁄
2
7.
21
6
8.
4) Katie bought a bamboo plant that was 9
4
⁄
feet high. After a month it had grown
6
2
⁄
another 4
feet. What was the total height of the plant after a month?
1
⁄
9
8
9.
70
5) In December it snowed 4
3
3
⁄
⁄
inches. In January it snowed 2
inches. What is the
8
7
combined amount of snow for December and January?
4
1
6) A large box of nails weighed 6
⁄
⁄
ounces. A small box of nails weighed 5
7
3
ounces. What is the difference in weight between the two boxes?
2
7) The combined height of two pieces of wood was 7
⁄
inches. If the first piece of
3
5
⁄
wood was 4
inches high, how tall was the second piece?
7
1
8) Adam spent 10
⁄
hours working on his reading and math homework. If he spent 4
2
5
⁄
hours on his reading homework, how much time did he spend on his math
10
homework?
5
7
9) While exercising Kaleb travelled 14
⁄
⁄
kilometers. If he walked 6
kilometers
7
10
and jogged the rest, how many kilometers did he jog?
1-9
89 78 67 56 44 33 22 11 0
Modified
5
Math